STREAM Activity: World Wildlife Day Puppet
Show your wild side with a World Wildlife Day puppet!
Activity best for children ages 4 and up
World Wildlife Day is a celebration of animals and plants that live everywhere in nature, such as our forests, oceans, and deserts. As a part of this celebration, let’s make our own wildlife puppet made out of paper plates.
Vocabulary:
Wildlife: Wild animals and plants living in their natural environment.
Adaptation: Something on your body, in your body, or something your body can do to help survive.
Materials:
Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
Glue or tape
Popsicle sticks
Paper plates
Guiding Questions:
What is your favorite wildlife animal?
How can we be kind to animals and help protect them?
Directions
Step 1
Start by gathering the materials for your wildlife puppet.
Step 2
In today’s craft, we will be creating a frog! Grab a paper plate and draw an outline of a frog. To do this, start by drawing a stretched-out rainbow shape, the letter ‘m’, and then another stretched-out rainbow shape. This will be the head of your frog.
Step 3
Next, grab your coloring supplies and color in your frog.
Step 4
Now, it’s time to cut out the frog shape. Cut along the top of your paper plate to form your frog’s head.
Step 5
It’s time to bring your frog to life! Add eyes, a nose, a mouth, and a tongue.
Step 6
Finish off your wildlife craft by either gluing or taping a popsicle stick to the back of your frog. Now your puppet is ready to hop around!
Step 7
How many other wildlife creatures can you create with a paper plate? Maybe a ladybug or a clownfish? Experiment with your paper plates and imagination to create your own zoo of animals!
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Reading Connections
What’s Your Habitat by Sarah Leidhold
This book introduces animals to wildlife animals and different habitats around the world.
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